Mike McManus

I grew up in Southern California in the 60s, a very exciting and somewhat turbulent time. After one year of college I entered the US Army and served in Germany for two years. I did not start writing seriously until 1987 when I purchased a computer that had a decent editor. In the 60's I had watched my dad write his great American novel on a manual typewriter. It looked all too awful for me to get involved. My first three novels were so embarrassingly flawed they have been deemed "not for human consumption". It was not until I complete book number four (Separate Truth) that I encouraged people to read it. I also submitted it to several dozen publishers with no success. After I finished my fifth novel (Framed, but Not Forgotten) I got busy with my other career (the one that was paying me) and shelved my writing. That went on for more than a dozen years. That has all changed. My last two books are published and available on Amazon, and I am writing the second of a series that stars my alter ego, Philip Crisp. The working title is Almost Forgotten.